Normans - revolts, resistance, control Flashcards
how did william assert authority with mercia and northumbria
let edwin and morcar keep land IF they accepted williams authority as king
how will william assert authority with barons
transferre land ownership from nobles who hadnt supported him to norman barons
how did william change the feudal system
william owned all the land and could decide who to lease to
how did the feudal system work under normans
king owned all the land, gave some to barons
barons had to fight for king and train knights for him
knights recieved land from barons
villeins worked on knights and barons land
who was odo
williams half brother
bishop of bayeux
what was odos status after the conquest
earl of kent
very rich by siezing land
rules south of england as regent
who was william fitzosbern
related to william
close friends
brains behind invasion
what was william fitzosberns status after the conquest
reliable miliatry commander, helped consolidate williams power in central-western england
earl of hereford, worcester, gloucester, oxfordshire
acted as regent
how did william solve the issue of families wanting land back 1066-1067
disinherited families
seized lands
how did william deal with the issue of kent people being unhappy and trying to take dover castle 1067
dealt with swiftly
kent didnt have enough men to sort it
had to retreat
how did william deal with the issue off exter not swearing loyalty 1068
lowered taxes
made castle to avoid uprisings
sent brother to keep away uprisings
who was eadric the wild
saxon thegn who held land in shropshire and hereforshire
1067 allied with bleddyn and rhiwallon, ransacked hereford, disappeared to wales
what was the 1068 rebellion in the north
led by edwin, morcar, edgar aethling
massacre of norman robert de commines and 900 men in durham
what was the 1070-71 resistance in the east
danish king sweiyn sent an army to conquer england. army he sent wasnt enough to restart northern rebellion but enough for william to pay danes to leave
hereward the wake led a guerrilla war against normans
what is ‘scorched earth policy’
the burning of crops, herds, tools, and foods
why did william become so cruel (harrying of north)
north kept reblleing from raised taxation+taken land
scots + danes supported northern rebels
tried to be peaceful, didnt work
what were the long term consequences of the harrying of the north
refugees - many people fled from william to settle in other parts of country, like scotland
ruin - 1086 domesday book recorded large areas of yorkshire were ‘wasted’
what was the short term consequence of the harrying of the north
resistance - some refugees joined with resistance struggles in welsh marches
why did roger de brueteil lead a rebellion
unhappy with amount of power he had, felt his father had more power when he was the lord
why did the revolt of anglo-norman earls fail
didnt have support from anglo saxon people not willing to risk their lives for abitious young normans
betrayed by coconspirator waltheof
norman barons loyal to the king defeated ralph in east anglia
why was odo tried in court in 1076
accused of stealing from the church
why was odo thrown in prison in 1082
attempted a norman military expedition to italy
possibly because he wanted to install himself as pope
why was robert curthose disliked by many nobles
arrogance and laziness
why did robert get exiled by william
his two brother tipped a pot full of excrement over his head
william refused to punish them
robert raised an army against his father and was defeated
what land did robert curthose recieve in williams death
control of normandy
why was william rufus given the throne of england instead of robert
more able diplomat
greater soldier
what problem arose from robert getting normandy and william getting england
lands were now divided
william had to secure england against the supporters of his brother
who did william II give the position of archbishop of canterbiry to in 1093
anselm
why was anselm famous
his honesty and religious devotion
why did william II agree to pay for his brothers crusade
he was promised normandy in repayment for the large loan
what was henry beauclerc given in his fathers death
no land
£5,000
why did 6 earls rebel against william II in 1088
wanted robert curthose to be king as they owned land in normandy and england
